Superman #32

(January-February 1945)

Superman's Search for Clark Kent! (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Alvin Schwartz [as Jerry Siegel] (signed)

Pencils:

Ed Dobrotka [as Joe Shuster] (signed)

Inks:

George Roussos

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Dr. J. Stokel; Ladislow Bulge (circus strong man); Van Gildedge; Mart Mink (villain, introduction); Squiffy (villain)

Synopsis:

Superman agrees to undergo the powerful rays of a machine designed to study brain tissue, but, instead, ends up with temporary amnesia and he forgets his secret identity.

Reprints:

• in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #8 ([October] 2010)

Indexer Notes

Superman's cape "S" symbol is yellow on red.
Inker credit by Bob Hughes 12/04.
Schwartz first claimed this credit in an interview in a 1990 issue of the FLORIDA TIMES.

Crime on Skis! (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Finger ? [as Jerry Siegel] (signed)

Pencils:

Ed Dobrotka [as Joe Shuster] (signed)

Inks:

George Roussos

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Mr. Heron (Ski Valley manager); Kenn (death); Professor Crane; Detective Drake; Mr. Kite (bird trainer); Joe Black Eagle; Clip Gimmick (villain); Ted Swan (villain, introduction)

Synopsis:

Superman, in the guise of Clark Kent, travels with Lois to Ski Valley, which is being threatened by a death bird: a half-man, half-bird creature of Indian lore, and discovers a gang of crooks using this "bird" to scare off patrons so they can successfully smuggle out stolen furs.

Reprints:

• in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #8 ([October] 2010)

Indexer Notes

Inker identification by Bob Hughes 12/04.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Grandpa Peters / filler / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Tom McNamara [as Lefty O'Grady] (signed)

Pencils:

Tom McNamara [as Lefty O'Grady] (signed)

Inks:

Tom McNamara [as Lefty O'Grady] (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Tom McNamara [as Lefty O'Grady]

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Grandpa Peters

Bomb Trap (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Miller [as Jesse Merlan] (signed)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

[Crime at the Zoo] (Table of Contents)

Lois Lane / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Whitney Ellsworth [as Jerry] (signed)

Pencils:

Ed Dobrotka [as Joe] (signed)

Inks:

George Roussos

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Lois Lane; Superman [as Clark Kent]; Perry White; un-named ventriloquist (villain)

Synopsis:

Lois is assigned to cover a story at the City Park Zoo, but runs into a group of park pickpockets that changes the angle of the story.

Reprints:

• in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #8 ([October] 2010)

Indexer Notes

Writer identification by Martin O'Hearn and Rich Morrissey, inker identification by Bob Hughes 12/04.
The Archive edition titles this story "Monkey Business".

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Shorty / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Shorty

Toys of Treachery! (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Don Cameron [as Jerry Siegel] (signed)

Pencils:

Ed Dobrotka [as Joe Shuster] (signed)

Inks:

George Roussos

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Mrs. Withers-Wade; The Toyman [Winslow Percival Schott as Monsieur Printemps] (villain)

Synopsis:

The Toyman, having read up on the French Revolution, discovers that many rich noblemen, before being seized and executed, hid their treasures in a variety of things. Superman must stop the diabolical genius from actually succeeding in seizing that loot.

Reprints:

• in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #8 ([October] 2010)

Indexer Notes

Writer identification by Martin O'Hearn.
Inker identification by Bob Hughes 12/04.